[1] Historian and author Frederick Stonehouse discussed the disappearance of the Clemson in his book "Went Missing".

According to Stonehouse the Clemson suffered some structural damage when she struck a lighthouse pier at Ashtabula, Ohio, on October 20, 1908.

[3] Another theory suggests that the Clemson's wooden hatch covers failed causing water to leak into the cargo hold and sink the ship.

However, for weeks debris and some bodies from the 24 crew members washed ashore from the ill-fated ship between Crisp Point and Grand Marais.

Only one other body was recovered, and was identified as second mate Charles Woods of Marine City, Michigan.